People · Canada
Erik Varughese
Pyraminx · top 15.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023VARU01
Erik Varughese has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.42, set at New to Sherwood Park 2024, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 635th in Canada. Across 13 competitions since January 2023, he has put 280 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.22 in January 2023 to 14.40, a 29% improvement. Erik has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 10.14 | top 15.9% | 635 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 14.40 | 18.11 | top 22.4% | 2,144 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 6.83 | 8.87 | top 32.3% | 798 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 6.12 | top 32.5% | 2,226 / 7,173 | |
| Clock | 15.01 | 17.67 | top 48.0% | 435 / 1,029 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.55 | 1:57.70 | top 54.7% | 1,519 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.11 | — | top 56.9% | 659 / 1,375 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.75 | 57.74 | top 75.6% | 1,836 / 2,620 | |
| Square-1 | 1:09.67 | — | early days — 3 solves | 838 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 3:47.58 | — | top 89.8% | 1,279 / 1,499 | |
| 6×6 | 9:16.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 660 / 665 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at NA Stadium Series - Edmonton 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at New to Sherwood Park 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Sherwood Park Summer 2023.
- 13 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 4 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.27 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 47 - Berkeley Pride 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: Cubing Above the Dinosaurs 2023. A 20.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New to Edmonton A 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025 · 3 Jan 2025
- NA Stadium Series - Edmonton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mother Earth's Charter Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- New to Sherwood Park 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Above the Dinosaurs 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Odd Day in Sylvan 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sherwood Park Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 47 - Berkeley Pride 2023 · 4 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- April Fools Alberta 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Above the Dinosaurs 2023 · 28 Jan 2023
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Laura Plourde — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alex Mutch — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kyle Santucci — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.